Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-05-31
PRODUCE.
Wheeling,

The demand for butter has improved, and
stock is limited. Eggs are in good de-
maad and firm in price, owing to scarcity.
Good poultry is scarce with prices the
same. 4 few spring chickens are coming,
but not enough to Justify quotations. The
demand for apples has improved, with
very few in the market.
The demand for green stuff is
slow. Good stock is sold up pretty
close to the supply, but ordinary
sun hangs on and is slow selling. The
prices quoted below are wholesale fig
nres and all green stuff Is home raised,
except cucumbers, cabbage and new
potatoes. The quotations are changed
on Tuesdays aud Fridays. but the market
is liable TO fluctuations between those
days.
Butter-Demand fair; country choice
he; good country 9allc; common 5a6c;
supply heavy.
Beans-New handpicked navy 81 3Oal 40
per hushel; demand good; supply light.
Dried Fruit-New evaporated pared
epachcs 3Oa.S5c; impaired do l5al7C; raSp-
berries 2Ca222;blackberries 9al0c;new sun
dried apples quartered. 2{a3c, sliced 4a5c;
peaches, new halves, G4a7c; do quarters 3
a6c do pared 15alSc;pitted cherries l2al3c;
new evapOrated apples lOal2c. Market on
dried fruit nominal; demand moderate.
Checse-Sales in n iObbing way OF prime
mild Ohio factory ut SIC; New York la
l5c; Sweitzer l2al3c; Limberger 9a1Oc. q.
EggS-Strictly fresh stock at llal2c
per doz. supply light and demand good.
lklE
packages; 4a5c more in small lots.
NOney-ChOice white clover, l3al4c;
choice buCkwheat, l2al4c.
| Potatoes-jOc per bushel; demand
| fair; supply light; new Florida 81 30 to
| q UO per barrel; LOuisianaS s. 30; demand
good; supply light.
Poultry-Iive chickens, old s. 25a3 80
per dozen; dressed chickens 10 to l2c per
pound; turkeys, live 7aSc, dressed 9allc
per pound; ducks, live So 00a3 80 per
doz.; dressed, lOal2c; dressed geese, 6aSc
per pound; demand good, supply fair.
Realistically at Hall for white mixed
cotton; 1alie for ali wool and 1tal3c for
mixed.
Seeds-Clover, per buShel, 81 50a5 90;
timothy, per ,hushel, 81 l0a2 p Extra
clean blue grass, soc; orchard grass, 81 65;
red top, 6Ocpe bushel. Market very quiet.
Lard-Country prime, 6ta7c; demand
fair.
Apples-Green, per Dbl. choice new,
s. 75a3 80; demand good; supply light.
Onions-Bermudas 81. 90 per crate; good
demand; supply good.
Spinach 81 25al 5Oper barrel; demand
fair.
Green Onions-2Oa25cp per dozen bunches
demand fair; supply fair.
Radishes-25a3Oc per dozen lunches; de-
mand good; supply light.
Rhubarb-20 per dozen punches; de-
mand fair; supply good.
Lettuce-75c per bushel Of 10 pounds;
supply good; demand fair.
New Florida Cahbage-$3 80 per barrel
for long crates; s. p, short crates; de-
mand fair; supply good
Cucumbers-7Oc per dozen.
Strawberries-l0al3c per quart; demand
good.
Peas-S1 25a1 80 per bushel; demand
slow; supply good
New York.
New YORK, May 2S.-FlOur-Receipts
12,6il packages; exports l,670 barrels,
and 1,GO2 sacks; sales 1850 barrels.
Wheat Receipts 2ll $50 bushels; exports
-, 900 bushels; sales 2,32S, 900 bushels flu
ture and $40, 600 bushels spot; spot lots ia
&c, and options !alc lower, closing heavy;
No. , Milwaukee Csc; No. hard 97!c;
ungraded red 9Oc; No. 3 red 95ic; No. |
red oslo; No. l white 96c; extra red CSC;
No. = red May 9G{a97sc, closing at 96,c;
June 9G,a975c, closing at 96c; July S6la
9Gic, closing at CSC; August 9ia944c,
closing at Ole; September 93sa93sc, clos
ing at 93lc; October 94la95 ll6c, closing
at 95ic; November 95ic; December 96sa
9Glc, closing at 96lc: January 97ia97 ic;
May 81 DIAL ~ :, closing at 81 vi. Corn
receipts -, COO bushels; exports 2l,930
bushels; sales 424,O bushels futures and
III, 900 bushels spot; spot lots firm; OPP
tons lalc lower and closing heavy; I'M
graded 463a4Slc: steamer 46lc; No. , May
nominal; June, i7Iai7 5-l6c, closing at
i7lc; July 4sa4SlC, closing at 4sc; Au-
gust 4S,ai9c, closing at 4S,c. Oats-Re-
ceipts 36,OOO bushels; exports 81, 600
bnshels: sales ~. 900 bushels futures and